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1462396

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carers: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 5 January 2022 to Question 93062, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce carer's leave.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for North East Fife on 5<sup>th</sup> January 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-14/93062" target="_blank">93062</a>: legislation to introduce carer’s leave will be brought forward when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 08:26:22 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1462404

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Sizewell C Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Sizewell C on the UK's energy security.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Tom Hunt
uin	1345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>New nuclear projects are important for ensuring a low-carbon, low-cost and resilient electricity system, to help us reach our world-leading emission reduction targets and ensure our energy security and prosperity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out its ambition to increase our plans for the deployment of civil nuclear power up to 24GW by 2050. The Government have been in negotiations on the Sizewell C project since January 2021. If approved, Sizewell C would make a substantial contribution to this objective by producing 3.2GW of low carbon electricity, enough to power around 6 million homes or 7 percent of UK electricity.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/05/2022 09:32:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4771 label Biography information for Tom Hunt

1462452

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Postage Stamps: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on Royal Mail’s decision to add barcodes to its postage stamps; and what assessment has been made of the impact of that decision on consumers with unused non-barcoded and Christmas stamps after they cease to be valid in January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	1110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with Royal Mail on a wide range of issues. However, the development of stamp products is an operational matter for Royal Mail, a private company, and the Government is not involved in Royal Mail’s operational or commercial decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Royal Mail launched a ‘Swap Out’ scheme for regular non-barcoded stamps on 31 March and has clarified that special issue and Christmas stamps will continue to be valid and will not need to be swapped out.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about its plans for barcoded stamps is available on Royal Mail’s website: <a href="http://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps" target="_blank">www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 08:23:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1462488

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers: Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that residential users of communal gas boilers are protected by the energy price cap.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	1203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Queen’s Speech set out the Government’s commitment to legislating to regulate the heat networks market in this parliamentary session as part of the Energy Security Bill:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-2022-background-briefing-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-2022-background-briefing-notes</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/05/2022 09:33:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1462541

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of loans made under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme to directors that have subsequently been disqualified or made subject to bankruptcy undertakings as a result of bounce-back loan misuse; and what the value of those loans is.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service has secured 159 disqualifications of company directors as a result of COVID-19 financial support scheme abuse.</p><p>The Insolvency Service publishes official statistics <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/insolvency-service-enforcement-outcomes?msclkid=ef7e0397d12e11ec9414c6c3c95bdbb7" target="_blank">online</a> of its enforcement outcomes.</p><p>Our official statistics do not currently include bankruptcy restriction undertakings with regards to the Bounce Back Loan scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 08:22:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462542

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies that received Bounce Back loans were set up after March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>As of 22 February 2022, Cabinet Office analysis has identified 3,761 loans as having been issued to companies incorporated after 1 March 2020. Businesses had to be established on or before 1 March 2020 to be eligible. However, some businesses may have been carrying out business before 1 March 2020 as sole traders and partnerships, and chose to incorporate subsequently. A legitimate business which changed its legal form in this way was still eligible for the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 08:20:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462543

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Climate Change and Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times he has met in a (a) formal and (b) informal capacity to discuss climate and energy issues with (i) representatives and (ii) members of the (A) Global Warming Policy Foundation and (B) Net Zero Scrutiny Group in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/05/2022 09:35:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1462544

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of companies that received Coronavirus Bounce Back Loans were issued to companies that had been created by company formation agents.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 08:18:34 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462545

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of coronavirus bounce back loans from each lender have been identified as fraudulent.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>It is not possible to confirm the proportion of Bounce Back Loans from each lender that have been identified as fraudulent.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders are able to flag individual loans as suspected fraud, however this does not necessarily indicate that a fraud has taken place, as this is ultimately determined by the Courts.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 08:19:20 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462547

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	British Business Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation and supervision of the British Business Bank.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	1376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The British Business Bank (BBB) is a company of which the Secretary of State is the sole shareholder. The directors of the company are responsible for supervising its activities as set out in the Companies Act. A Shareholder Framework Document governs the relationship between the shareholder and the BBB. This includes provision for a shareholder representative on the board.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB is not (and has never been) a regulated bank, given its wholesale model, i.e. ordinarily delivering through delivery partners (c.130), with no direct relationship with SME borrowers. These delivery partners are typically regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and, in the case of banks, the Prudential Regulation Authority. The BBB itself does not carry out regulated activities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2022 08:17:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare